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      • Jim Harris Morning Keynote Speaker
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        • Danielle Comeau
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        • Martha Wenc
        • Andrew Pery
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        • Melanie Gallant
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        • James Slupsky
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        • Perry McLeod
        • John Buckley
        • Emad Rizkalla
        • Michelle Murray
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      • Ted Graham Keynote Speaker
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        • Sandra Cascadden
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        • Spiro Bokolas
        • Jeremy Wubs
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        • Dianne Gaudet
        • Kevin Schwenker
        • Brenda Fay
        • Matthew Leach
        • Jeremy McCurdy
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        • Katalin Allen
        • Victor Zhu
        • Gary Cox
        • Robin Veinotte
        • Nathan Dennison
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        • Ian MacNeil and Carrie Forbes
        • John Trites
        • Teri Fearn
        • Brian Fanning
        • Anas Aman
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        • Victoria Mcintosh
        • John Robertson
        • Emily Hemlow
        • Jordan Kyriakidis
        • Patrick Rogers
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        • Jennifer Gillivan - Opening Keynote
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        • Ian MacVicar
        • Natalie Doyle Oldfield
        • Victor Zhu
        • Grant Sullivan and Greg Foran
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        • Livia Botyanszki Boss
        • Ron RIchard
        • Patricia Uptegrove
        • Dale Kehler and Lynn Clark
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        • Catherine Vardy
        • Devin Cameron and Melissa Reid
        • Steve Caseley
        • Victoria McIntosh 2016
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        • Louise Harris
        • Mike Frenette
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Jim Harris

Blockchain, IoT & Big Data Will Revolutionize Products, Services & Business Models

The most talked about technology at the 2018 World Economic Forum was blockchain. While it’s definitely over hyped as there are relatively few implementations (other than crypto currencies) the long term impact will be profound. Profound in the same way that discussing the web in 1993 with the advent of Mosaic and then Netscape was said to be hyped – and yet today we see the transformational impact of the web 16 years later.
 
There are so many new technologies that are driving change. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) for instance: Trenitalia is installing 1,000 IoT sensors on its new high speed train that enable predictive maintenance – repairing parts BEFORE they break down. It’s saving 8% of the €1.4 billion annual maintenance budget, while simultaneously increasing reliability, uptime, customer satisfaction and profitability.
 
We are at the start of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. The impacts on IT organizations, companies and society as a whole is profound. 


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Jim Harris is a one of North America’s foremost management consultants, authors and thinkers on disruptive innovation, leadership, innovation, organizational change, future trends and mitigating risk. Association magazine ranked him as one of the nation’s top ten speakers. As a management consultant, Jim speaks internationally and conducts strategic planning sessions with executive teams, focusing on the most pressing issues including:  Future Trends & Disruptive Innovation, Collaborative Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Innovation & Creativity, Leading Organizational Change, Creating Learning Organization as well as Big Data & CRM.   He also offers workshops on Strategic planning amid complexity, Disruptive Innovation and Creating a Common Mission/Vision. ​
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A staggering 88% of CEOs say that innovation is important to growing their top line and increasing profitability, according to a study by Leger Marketing in conjunction with The Globe and Mail. But only 33% of CEOs are happy with the current results they are achieving. Jim’s future trends presentations focus on how to drive growth and profitability.

Jim’s clients include the Association of Research Libraries, Barclays Bank, Certified Management Accountants, Cleantech, Columbia Tristar Pictures, Deloitte & Touche, Glaxo Wellcome, IABC, IDG, IBM, IEEE, International Council of Shopping Centers, Johnson & Johnson, MasterCard, Munich Re, NEC, Novartis, Soc. of Professional Engineers, the UK Cabinet Office, the World Future Society and Zurich Insurance. He has worked extensively with the health care sector, government, financial services, retailers, and professional services firms. 

His last book, Blindsided! was published in 80 countries worldwide. Blindsided!, a #1 international bestseller, hit the top spot on the Financial Times of London’s European Edition of Best Business Books. It has been named one of the best business books of the year as it examines why companies and whole industries are being blindsided; How can decision makers identify early warning signs? How can leaders put in place systems and structures that will prevent their organizations from being blindsided? And then knowing all this, how can you blindside your competition?

Jim’s second book, The Learning Paradox, was nominated for the National Business Book Award, and has appeared on numerous bestseller lists. Books for Business ranked it as one of the top 10 business books in North America.  Jim co-authored the national bestseller The 100 Best Companies to Work for in Canada – selling 50,000 copies.
As a management consultant, Jim works with leading businesses, Fortune 500 companies, and organizations aspiring to join these ranks.  For several years he represented the Covey Leadership Center in Canada, teaching Dr. Stephen Covey’s work, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.

Jim is a catalyst for conversation and change. He excels at leading people to new ways of thinking - making productive, profitable change possible. His sessions are highly informative, thought-provoking, interactive, and even lots of fun!  
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2020
  • Home
  • Sponsor
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • PDS Committee
  • Previous Events
    • 2019 Program >
      • Opening Address - Chris Crowell
      • Mike Lipkin - Keynote
      • 2019 Session One >
        • Precious Williams
        • Robert Newcombe
        • Martin Davis
        • Women in IT Mini-Panel
        • Dawson Mossman
      • 2019 Session Two >
        • Susan Power
        • Doug Denny
        • Karla Pooley
        • Blockchain Mini Panel
        • Thomas Ley
      • 2019 Session Three >
        • Tracy Zwicker-Forbes
        • James Slupsky
        • Kim Scaravelli
        • Nachiket Parab
        • Chris Mitchell
    • 2018 Program >
      • Jim Harris Morning Keynote Speaker
      • Jim Harris Lunch Keynote Speaker
      • 2018 Session One >
        • Jean-Claude Beaudry
        • John Robertson
        • Chris Fullerton
        • Bill Carroll
        • Ian Ghent
      • 2018 Session Two >
        • Danielle Comeau
        • Stephen Smith
        • Martha Wenc
        • Andrew Pery
        • Mini-panel - Evolution of Technology
      • 2018 Session Three >
        • Charles Villanyi Bokor
        • Melanie Gallant
        • Mini-panel PM Stories
        • Tim Dickinson
        • James Slupsky
      • 2018 Session Four >
        • Perry McLeod
        • John Buckley
        • Emad Rizkalla
        • Michelle Murray
    • 2017 Program >
      • Ted Graham Keynote Speaker
      • 2017 Executive Panel >
        • Fawn Annan - Moderator
        • Peter Burns
        • Sandra Cascadden
        • Roman Coba
        • Spiro Bokolas
        • Jeremy Wubs
      • 2017 Session One >
        • Dianne Gaudet
        • Kevin Schwenker
        • Brenda Fay
        • Matthew Leach
        • Jeremy McCurdy
      • 2017 Session Two >
        • Katalin Allen
        • Victor Zhu
        • Gary Cox
        • Robin Veinotte
        • Nathan Dennison
      • 2017 Session Three >
        • Ian MacNeil and Carrie Forbes
        • John Trites
        • Teri Fearn
        • Brian Fanning
        • Anas Aman
      • 2017 Session Four >
        • Victoria Mcintosh
        • John Robertson
        • Emily Hemlow
        • Jordan Kyriakidis
        • Patrick Rogers
    • 2016 Program >
      • 2016 Keynotes >
        • Jennifer Gillivan - Opening Keynote
        • Perry Monaco - Lunch Keynote
      • 2016 Session One >
        • Ian MacVicar
        • Natalie Doyle Oldfield
        • Victor Zhu
        • Grant Sullivan and Greg Foran
      • 2016 Session Two >
        • Livia Botyanszki Boss
        • Ron RIchard
        • Patricia Uptegrove
        • Dale Kehler and Lynn Clark
      • 2016 Session Three >
        • Catherine Vardy
        • Devin Cameron and Melissa Reid
        • Steve Caseley
        • Victoria McIntosh 2016
      • 2016 Session Four >
        • Louise Harris
        • Mike Frenette
        • Stephen Doiron
        • Tim Pratt
    • 2015 Program >
      • 2015 Session One
      • 2015 Session Two
      • 2015 Session Three
      • 2015 Session Four
    • 2014 Presentations
    • 2013 Presentations
    • 2013 Workshops
    • 2012 Presentations
    • 2012 Workshops
    • 2011 Presentations